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For those fretting the future, it will be hard for Disney to fuck up the franchise more than Lucas did with The Phantom Menace.

http://redlettermedia.com/plinkett/star-wars/star-wars-episo...

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How about a reboot of episodes 1-3?

I'm feeling "too soon" on that.

How about "not soon enough?"

There are plenty of great things about the new trilogy, even if there are missteps too. Lucas was making the films he wanted to make, and whatever happens it seems unlikely Disney will be producing films with such a deeply anti-corporatist, anti-imperialist and pacifist message:

http://homes.chass.utoronto.ca/~anne/clones.html

That said, Lucas is a self-reliant guy who bootstrapped his company and deserves his success. So it is good to see him get a sale like this if he wants it. And this move will probably keep his legacy alive for much longer than if he had to keep running it himself.

Hope they chose an awesome director for episode 7: http://www.businessinsider.com/five-directors-disney-should-...

That's a great list. Although I think that Brad Bird would be a natural choice as well.

Brad Bird would be amazing. He did great with MI4.

Yeah, Bird was the second name that came to my mind. (After Whedon, who is presumably already busy.)

Joe Johnston is my number one choice for an Episode VII. Many people could probably capture the spirit of the original trilogy, Johnston definitely would.

For those who don't know, he was a concept and storyboard artist on the original trilogy. He also directed Captain America, which on my second viewing I realized was far more Star Wars than any movie set during WWII has any right to be.

I'd be tickled by a Brad Bird take as well.

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